I still see people put "I want to help people" on their resumes

"Oh, I'm sorry, in this specific job you actually don't help other people, including the person you are working for. You are going to be paid to do nothing to help the sector of which you are being employed in".

Every interaction you have within a community involves reciprocated serving. It is bizarre seeing grown adults put that in their resume, thinking it means anything.

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Kuronekko · 41-45, F

I'd rather work with people with that mentality than the ones who lack it.

Therealsteve · 31-35, M

@Kuronekko I've yet to find someone who doesn't want to "help people" xD

Kuronekko · 41-45, F

@Therealsteve You should see that as a plus lol

Therealsteve · 31-35, M

@Kuronekko Nah, because claiming to want to help someone and actually actualizing that are completely different.

Find someone posting about how much their care about so and so group and say something to them like "be the change you want to see in the world, if you can build yourself up you'll have enough excess to then help others in the way you think they should be helped" and I can tell you they will have no interest. They just want the satisfaction of feeling like they are good people. Same crowd as "I want to help people". If you really wanted to help people, you'd know specifically how you want to help and would have built up the skills.

Kuronekko · 41-45, F

@Therealsteve I guess you don't need to be skilled in particular to help people generally. Most people seem to manage ok. The little things mean a lot to people.